2012 CR-V Spy Pictures Round 2

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2012 CR-V Spy Pictures Round 2

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The current generation Honda CR-V has been on sale since 2006 and is starting to get a little long in the tooth. Not surprisingly a successor in the works for the 2012 model year, prototypes of which have been captured undergoing hot-weather testing in California’s Death Valley by one of our spy photographers.

With the new 2012 Civic range proving to be quite lackluster, Honda will need to pull something special out of the bag to ensure its CR-V will draw in the customers. Despite its age, the current model remains a top seller in the small to mid-size crossover segment, selling in numbers as high 200,000 units per year in the recent past, and this is surely performance Honda would not like to lose.

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These latest spy shots reveal that the high-expectations for the upcoming 2012 Honda CR-V may actually be met by the automaker’s design team. The shape of the prototypes seen here looks to be much more fluid than on previous generations, with a look almost akin to the Porsche Cayenne.

The prototypes also look to be longer than the current model, suggesting that Honda may be readying a third-row seat to ensure the CR-V remains competitive with the Toyota RAV4, which currently offers the option.

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Power should come from a naturally-aspirated 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with output ranging somewhere between 180 and 200 horsepower. Fuel economyshould also better the 21/28 mpg city/highway of the front-wheel drive model found in the current lineup.

Look out for a world debut of the new 2012 Honda CR-V at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show this November.

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I'll pass... I'm not feeling it. Plus, I have no use for 3 rows and it looks like it's gained a lot of size/weight

Big surprise there. That seems to be the thing these days. :(
 
Thats gonna be a nice family car, but if I spend all that money to buy a new CRV, I would rather buy a used RDX and get that luxury out of a SUV. CRVs are soo not luxurious.
 
If they had luxury, Acura would be obsolete. I still don't think Acura is on a truly luxury level and I used to sell the things.
 
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